“Never will be salvaged the people who win the consent of the creature, at the cost of the dissatisfaction of the creator.”

—  Husayn ibn Ali

Khawarazmi, Maqtal al-Husayn, vol.1, p. 234
Regarding the Advent of Karbalā

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The grandson of Muhammad and the son of Ali ibn Abi Talib 626–680

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